Brewster woman faces charges in Harwich crash

A 28-year-old Brewster woman will be charged with drunken driving after a crash that damaged a pole and caused power outages in Brewster, Orleans and Harwich after hitting a pole Saturday night, according to Harwich police.

By Cape Cod Times

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By Cape Cod Times

Posted Nov. 18, 2012 at 2:32 PM
Updated Nov 18, 2012 at 2:36 PM

By Cape Cod Times

Posted Nov. 18, 2012 at 2:32 PM
Updated Nov 18, 2012 at 2:36 PM

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HARWICH – A 28-year-old Brewster woman will be charged with drunken driving after a crash that damaged a pole and caused power outages in Brewster, Orleans and Harwich after hitting a pole Saturday night, according to Harwich police.

Elena Tyapkina allegedly crashed her car into a pole around 8:30 p.m. at Route 124 and Hinckley Road involved a single vehicle, according to Patrolman Aram Goshgarian.

Police are seeking to charge her with operating under the influence, operating to endanger and a marked lanes violation, Goshgarian said.

She is due in Orleans District Court tomorrow.

She was taken to Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis with minor injuries, he added.

Route 124 in the area of the accident was closed for hours, Goshgarian said, while crews repaired the pole.

Nearly 800 NStar customers were without power as of 10 p.m. across Brewster, Harwich and Orleans, according to Paul Connelly, NStar spokesman. Brewster was hit hardest, according to NStar’s outage map, with about 8 percent of the town’s almost 9,000 NStar customers affected.

As of 2 p.m., no power outages were reported, according to the company's website.